Turkey’s Davutoglu mulls Armenia accords with Clinton (UPDATED)
ANKARA – Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu discussed the Turkish-Armenian protocols with the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, over the phone on Wednesday, CNN Turk reported.
Davutoglu said Turkey hopes that the protocols will be ratified in the future, after a peace agreement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is reached.
Turkey and Armenia have faced differences for decades. Turkey closed its border with Armenia in 1993 due to Armenian occupation of Azerbaijani territory and claims on 1915 genocide in Ottoman Turkey. In a bid to normalize ties, Turkey signed protocols to establish diplomatic relations and reopen its border with Armenia in Zurich on October 10. The move has triggered a cool-down in its relations with Azerbaijan, Turkey’s ally. However, Turkish officials have pledged that Ankara could normalize ties with Yerevan only after the Karabakh conflict has been fairly settled.
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